Originally posted by rooney123:

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Originally posted by piopat:

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you dont have to be great with a pc (but yes it helps if you are used to using one )the flashing as i said earlier for the most part has little difference with that of a cable dreambox ,in fact the likes of a dm500c and dm500s differ really only in the tuner and the image used .where did you get this one touch of a button and the c line is gone notion( i think you should stick with the cable side of things) i have helped many people to setup there boxes and quite a few who had a very limited experience and they managed to do it ,im not saying its 10 minutes work and your done far from it .i explain to people that it takes time and quite a bit of patience (i direct them to my tutorial to read ) and then i take them through the process one step at a time as the tutorial does .i can honestly say i dont know of anyone i helped that didnt manage to get setup at the very least using a c line (setting up as a server is harder) but should a person fail in the cs part they still will know they have all the free channels .i dont tell people to go any route cable or satellite people take their own route or the routes open to them ,i just try and give them the information they ask for and help they need .there is nothing wrong with cable if thats your choice but i do believe satellite is atleast head and shoulders above it ,the fta channels alone make it more worth while ,who knows what will happen in 2 weeks or 6 months time maybe both options for pay channels will be gone. lastly i dont use payservers nor do i say that people should use them i leave that to the people them selves to decide.

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Thanks pat as you know you and fint helped me to get set up and it did not take me to long with your great detailed help and i am not great with a pc far from it..

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Originally posted by piopat:

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dan a pvr box for £100 is a bit of tall order (and i assume you want a box for sharing )but if you only want sd channels there is the dm600 ,or if you want hd you could look at the skybox s9 hd ,you should get either within or near your £100 budget . the skybox s9 is ok for use as a client (with a c line ) but not as a server atleast not yet .

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Originally posted by e45:

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suppose i will 3rd it so LOL

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Originally posted by SP1R1T:

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Hi, I've been gathering info as a dreambox 500s newbie following the death of my Eurovox and the Kryptview boxes have given me hope! The ease of use without having to share anything previously drew me to the Eurovox which did it's job brilliantly for over 4 years for me.. now I'm finding that without something to share, the dreambox is hard work!

My Eurovox has retired to the loft but I was wondering if in the not so distant future, someone may develop software along with some sort of iconnector for the Eurovox to make it work like the Kryptview a750.
Has this not been done yet because the Eurovox isn't a linux box? .. or is it? Is it just that the box isn't upto it hardware-wise (ignoring the fact there is no LAN socket)?

You guys, particularly e45, hooter007 and piopat seem the most knowledgable on the 'boxes' so far so I'm hoping someone has ideas for discussion.

hope you don't mind me asking these questions in the middle of this thread.

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Originally posted by rossdisco:

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Hi There,

Joining in on a few forums as have just purchased my new Dreambox 500s. So many guides around that im slowly gettin to grips with usage.

Flashed box, installed all FTA channels. I am linked up to a communal satellite in the building so I know I am going to be limited to possibilities but you have to start somewhere.

I've managed to set up streaming from PC, just not the other way yet and working on the countless other options available.

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Originally posted by carrickro:

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guys after purchasing a new pc base station but i have found out it does not have a potr for a null cable, what options have i got now to access the dcc now. i have numerous usb ports and a hdmi port. are any of them of any use for this?

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